to produce
- verb
- /prəˈduːs/
- If you cannot produce the girl, then we will have to take our business elsewhere.
- fail to produce
- produce a document
Examples
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For several years, his practice has produced information for patients on how to self-treat.
Academic text (2011) -
So this command should produce such a matrix.
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That is precisely why she would be required to produce some form of documentation.
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I can produce the handbag at a moment's notice.
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The prosecution has made a big issue out of the fact... ...that none of these relatives could produce a receipt for the merchandise.
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Most likely, you want to produce a book-length manuscript, so let's take that as a given.
Academic text (2011) -
Field caught her meaning immediately and produced a half-full bottle of gin out of a cabinet.
Fiction book (1990) -
The Hague forum failed to produce a final document by its March 30 deadline.
Academic text (1999) -
All patients with a persistent cough and who produce infected sputum should be investigated for a definitive diagnosis.
Academic text (2011) -
The lawyer asked the witness to produce the contract as evidence in the case.
Synonyms
To give proof that something is true
Show that something is true using evidence or examples
To produce something, often a profit or result
To show something to the public or show a feeling
To produce or show something new for others to use
Make a product, book or film available to the public
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Etymology
Produce (verb: show or present) comes from old parts pro- 'forward' and ducere 'to lead', so it literally means to 'lead forward' something. That's why to produce a document is to bring it forward and show it as proof.